Author Question: A 75-year-old client's family is asking the nurse about Parkinson's disease, which is being ... (Read 90 times)

tth · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A 75-year-old client's family is asking the nurse about Parkinson's disease, which is being considered as a probable diagnosis for the client. The nurse knows that Parkinson's disease

A) is more common in persons under age 50.
B) responds well to surgical treatment.
C) is a chronic, progressive, neurological disease affecting movement.
D) is diagnosed by changes observed on a CT scan of the brain.

Question 2

An older client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease is being discharged from the hospital and will continue taking carbidopa-levodopa (Sinemet), which was started this admission.

The nurse knows that the client understands the instruction when he states
A) I will take the medication with my meals.
B) This medication will cure my Parkinson's disease in time.
C) This medication will not affect my blood pressure medications.
D) I will sit up for several minutes to gain my balance before going from lying down to standing up.